AHEAD - Senior Engineer, AWS

• Customer-facing role for a minimum of 5+ years • 3+ years designing, securing, and deploying large-scale applications and solutions • Experience with one of the major cloud vendor environments (development, access, migration) • Effectively communicate with, and present to all levels of the organization • Subject matter expert in at least one major cloud provider (AWS) • Architect level development skills in at least one development language (Java, Python, PowerShell, etc.) • Strong CI/CD/DevOps skills and understanding of pipelines, workflows, BitBucket is strongly preferred, GitHub actions, etc. • Strong CloudFormation and Terraform development experience • Strong networking skills are a must, being able to work with and explain the various technologies involved (i.e. VNets, subnets, route tables, security groups, LB’s, API gateway, etc.) • Strong skills integrating third party tools and solutions • Strong project and situational awareness • Strong attention to detail • Self-starter and shows initiative to get work completed • Recognized Technical Expertise • Proven skills in multiple billable technologies (as measured by certification/approved training completion/proven abilities) • Recognized subject matter expert in professional discipline • Depth of knowledge and experience enables contribution in a more complex/critical environment • Contributions often exceed the full requirements of the expected competencies relative to one’s current job title • Lead vs Contribute • Can participate with and lead a team of technical delivery resources across skillsets within a practice to help achieve customer’s business goals and technology needs • Can participate in and lead written deliverable creation across areas of expertise • Provides measurable input into AHEAD new products, processes, standards, and / or plans • Able to provide time estimates for work that needs to be accomplished based on the available information • Coordinates cross-practice and can contribute to cross-practice deliverables using current templates • Prioritizes and completes tasks independently on-time or ahead of schedule • Able to lead development and testing activities • Achieve high team standards. Contributes to the refinement of methodology and best practices to establish quality and effectiveness • Initiate and participate in authoring PCR requests when additional work is being requested • Depth and demonstrated expertise across at least one technology • Able to architect and lead deployment of moderately complex solutions related to cloud solutions • Understands performance, scaling and functional characteristics of software technologies • Ability to understand open-source and cloud use-cases, and recommend standard design patterns commonly used in such solutions (best practices) • Communicates with external customers, which may include senior management, on matters that require explanation, interpretation, and/or advising • Often exceeds expectations with respect to customer expectations (communications, meets commitments, etc.) • Able to work with outside vendors on internal or customer related issues • Participate in pre-sales activities including scoping, positioning, technology adoption and maturation • Able to identify new client opportunities inside of the POD and communicate those to upper management including the Team Lead • Can communicate beyond tactics and technology and can help customers management set strategic direction • Can write and lead complex deliverables within the practice • Ability to understand and translate customer requirements into technical requirements • Leadership and Influence • Works to influence direct team members, broader internal team, and external customers, to agree and accept new concepts, best practices, and approaches • Advises and trains more junior staff via mentorship while helping to drive the entire AHEAD platform • A reliable resource for marketing on thought leadership pieces for their practice for AHEAD and our customers • Has started speaking at industry conferences and/or webinars • Contributes to more complex workshops and understands how their area of expertise fits into our stitching message • Accepts responsibility for own actions and sometimes those of others as part of a team • Works well with immediate, extend and external teams, a true team player • Consistently meets expectations in terms of customer facing, writing, presentation and problem-solving skills and requires little to no supervision in this area • Consistently exhibits a positive attitude towards AHEAD and its customers • Willing to go the extra mile when asked to do so (i.e., time outside of normal working hours to support a customer initiative, production roll-out, could also be > 40 hours for short intervals) • Consistently pursues self-development and drives the AHEAD business model for self and sometimes others on the team • Highly respected by peers and sales team • Support initiatives beyond area of responsibility • Encourage cross team interaction • Motivate people to think creatively • Achieve success through others